{"id":478,"date":"2016-11-06T00:06:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T04:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christiancompositions.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2016-11-06T00:08:36","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T04:08:36","slug":"stand-in-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christiancompositions.com\/blog\/stand-in-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand In the Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Lyrics<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Wickedness is everywhere,
\n<\/em>No one even seems to care,
\n<\/em>But God still seeks today
\n<\/em>For a man who will not compromise
\n<\/em>Who\u2019ll boldly stand against the lies,
\n<\/em>Oh, can you hear Him say,<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0“<\/em>Who will stand in the gap?
\n<\/em>Who will shine forth the light?
\n<\/em>Who will make up the hedge?
\n<\/em>Who will pray in the night?
\n<\/em>Who will speak forth the truth?
\n<\/em>Who will warn of God\u2019s wrath?
\n<\/em>Will you be the one
\n<\/em>Who will stand in the gap?”<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mercy\u2019s door is soon to close,
\n<\/em>Billions still who do not know
\n<\/em>The hope found in God\u2019s Son,
\n<\/em>In my hands I hold His Holy Word,
\n<\/em>And in my heart His Spirit\u2019s stirred,
\n<\/em>I long to be the one<\/em><\/p>\n

Who will stand in the gap,
\n<\/em>Who will shine forth the light,
\n<\/em>Who will make up the hedge,
\n<\/em>Who will pray in the night,
\n<\/em>Who will speak forth the truth,
\n<\/em>Who will warn of God\u2019s wrath,
\n<\/em>Will I be the one
\n<\/em>Who will stand in the gap?<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord, give me boldness to proclaim
\n<\/em>The truth unto the lost,
\n<\/em>To stand for You in all I do
\n<\/em>No matter what the cost.<\/em><\/p>\n

Who will stand in the gap?
\n<\/em>Who will shine forth the light?
\n<\/em>Who will make up the hedge?
\n<\/em>Who will pray in the night?
\n<\/em>Who will speak forth the truth?
\n<\/em>Who will warn of God\u2019s wrath?
\n<\/em>Will you be the one
\n<\/em>Who will stand in the gap?<\/em><\/p>\n

Will you be the one,
\nWill I be the one,
\n<\/em>Oh, will there be one
\n<\/em>Who will stand in the gap?<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a9Niki Lott, 3\/10\/15<\/p>\n

The Lesson<\/u><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This song came as a direct result of my dad\u2019s prayers. A missionary friend contacted me through my dad, and asked if I knew of a song that went with the theme of \u201cstanding in the gap\u201d. I began to do a search\u00a0and was unable to find anything that seemed suitable.<\/p>\n

Later that evening, as I was doing some housework, I was thinking about that phrase and what it means. I looked up the verse in Ezekiel 22:30 which says,<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What a sad statement! God was looking for someone who would stand for Him, who would make a difference, but He found no one.<\/p>\n

Our world is in a sad state. Our nation has turned her back on God. Even among those who claim to be Christians, there is far more conformity to the world and the culture than there is to Christ.<\/p>\n

As I thought on this, the words to the song began to come to mind. I jotted down several lines, and called my dad to read the words to him. He told me that he had been praying earlier in the week that the Lord would give me a new song! It was so encouraging to me to know that this song was an answer to my dad\u2019s prayers.<\/p>\n

It is very fitting that this particular song would be the answer to his prayers. I am thankful for a dad who is a man of God, who has been willing to stand for the Lord.<\/p>\n

What does it mean to \u201cstand in the gap\u201d?<\/p>\n

Noah Webster\u2019s 1828 Dictionary defines it as, \u201c\u2026to expose one’s self for the protection of something; to make defense against any assailing danger.”<\/p>\n

What does it require to spiritually \u201cstand in the gap\u201d?<\/p>\n